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THINE
Pronoun
Thine
Honorific alternative letter-case form of thine, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.
Anagrams
• Neith, Thein, Thien, nithe, thein
Etymology
Determiner
thine
(archaic) Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).
Pronoun
thine
(archaic) Singular second person possessive pronoun; yours
Anagrams
• Neith, Thein, Thien, nithe, thein
Source: Wiktionary
Thine, pron. & a. Etym: [OE. thin, AS. edhin, originally gen. of edhu, edhu, thou; akin to G. dein thine, Icel. þinn, possessive pron., þin, gen. of þu thou, Goth. þeins, possessive pron., þeina, gen. of þu thou. See Thou, and cf. Thy.]
Definition: A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers.
Note: In the old style, thine was commonly shortened to thi (thy) when used attributively before words beginning with a consonant; now, thy is used also before vowels. Thine is often used absolutely, the thing possessed being understood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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